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The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
SECTIONAL HATRED.
The DeSpicable Spirit in Which Sepub-
lican Papers Discuss Southern Affairs.

The DeSptcable Spirit in Which Sepub-
lican Papers Discuss Southern Affairs.
1t is not easy to understand the Sec
tional spirit in which certain Repub-
lican papers have treated the recent
assassination of four white men and
the subsequent troubles growing out
of labor disturbance in Louisiana.
The people of that State and of every
other Southern State where the negroes
are plentiful have problem which
presents the difficulties of the labor
question at the North complicated with
the race question. They are honest,
patriotic people. doing their best, ac-
cording to the intelligence of their
age. Accepting the Judgment of their
age, they are educating the negro in
the earnest hope that education is the
solution or all the problems of civili-
zation. They can not see into the fut-
ure to determine whether they will fail
or not; and they can trust only to the
present for guidance. They have their
"existing order" and they are ready
to make as many sacrifices to maintain
it rs are the people of Illinois to main-
tain theirs. Those whose prejudices
lead them to sectionalism should take
care lest they be condemned out OF
their own mouths, for in the abstract
there is no difference between the
principle of the Louisiana out
break and the Chicago riot. There
is need that an Americans should'
stand by the American constitution
and endeavor to avert the conse-
quences of past mistakes. that consti-
tutional liberty may be preserved.
Whatever difficulties the future pre-
sents, the principles of the constitu-
ton are the only political guide on
which implicit reliance can be placed.
A people united in these principles
may hope to escape the heaviest con-
sequences of its sins as a people, but
how can this be if Illinois and Louisi-
ana are to be arrayed against each
other, the one condemniug in the other
what it justifies in itself? The edi-
torials which deal with the Haymarket
and Louisiana riots are startling In
their inconsistency as they appear,
cheek by jowl, in the editorial columns
of such newspapers as the Chicago
Tribune. They do not stop to con-
slider the conclusion from the logic
which palliates murder in louisiana
They appear to be altogether ignorant
of the meaning of that solidarity"
which is the watchword in the mouths
of that element of Northern popula-
ton which answers to the dangerous
class" in Louisiana 1t ignores every
thing except what it foolishly believes
is a partisan advantage from a sec
tional policy to be pursued in treating
all questions from the infinitely great
TO the infinitely ittle.-S. LOUIS Re-
publican.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
ABOUT ELEPHANTS.
Their Wonderful Sagacity, Courage
and Strength.

When a full-grown elephant, stung
to frenzy by three or four wounds.
turns at bay on you, look out! He is
more to be feared than any other beast
on earth, and the hunter who escapes
him must depend upon luck OF acci-
dent.
There was period of three years
when was regularly employed by an
English house at Zanzibar to hunt for
ivory, and was fitted out in the most
liberal manner, and permitted to 90 in
any direction inland. The main object
was to secure tusks, and sent enough
of them to Zanzibar to seemingly sup
ply the markets of the world for fifty
years. Something is written every
day of the tame elephants-the BIG,
good-natured beasts of the circus and
the geological gardens-but very little
is written of the wild ones. l had
opportunity to study them under all
sorts OF circumstances, and have never
been satisfied with the accounts given
by hunters and naturalists. In nv
opinion the elephant in his native
pastures is the keenest, shrewdest and
most intelligent of all animals. He
has more courage than the lion, more
ferocity than the tiger, and more cum
ming than the fox. Only man is
match for him. and it must be a pretty
intelligent man, too.
nna afforpno,, mill L
my guns, one of the natives, who had
been out to look for a stray OK, came
running into camp with the informa-
ton that solitary" bull elephant
was in grove about mile and a half
away. These solitaries are ugly old
fellows, who have been driven away
from the herds for time, and are very
dangerous to. encounter. 1 got gun
ready. stuffed few cartridges into nv
pocket and set off on a run, in COM
pany with my man. 1t was a dull.
heavy atmosphere, with no breeze
blowing. and it is the rule in this case
TO approach game from the west. To
get to this fellow had to make long
circuit, but it was made with such care
that an antelope would not have taken
the alarm. / saw him at intervals
but when l reached the spot desired he
had disappeared from the grove. His
spoor showed that he had moved
hastily. as if suspicious, and after fol-
lowing it for a mile gave up the
chase and started for camp. Our route
took US near the grove, and what was
my astonishment to see that same ele-
phant standing in his old tracks. This
time l got shot at him, but he went
off at such pace as to discourage me
from following. Why did he leave the
grove the first time? He had neither
seen nor scented US. There was moth
ing to tell him that danger approached.
He was, however, obeying what 1
afterward discovered was elephant in
stinct These great beasts always act
on the theory that they are pursued.
If they rest for time in one spot, they
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
THE MAN DICKENS.
How He Impressed Acquaintances and In
Inmate Friends.


Dickens was only thirty-three when
1 first saw him, being just two years
my junior. ! have said what he APP
peared to me then. As 1 knew him
afterward and to the end of his days,
he was a strikingly manly man, not
only in appearance, but in bearing.
The lustrous brilliancy of his eyes was
very striking. And 1 do not think that
have ever seen it noticed that those
wonderful eyes which saw so much and
so keenly were appreciably. though to
very slight degree. near-sightetl
eyes. Very few persons, even among
those who knew him well, were aware
of this, for Dickens never used glass.
But he continually exercised his Wis
ion by looking at distant objects. and
making them out as we'll as he could
without any artificial assistance. 1t
was an instance of that force of will
in HIM which compelled naturally
somewhat delicate frame to comport
itself like that of an athlete. Mr..
Forster somewhere says of him:
Dickens habits were robust. but his
health was not" This is entirely true
as far as my observation extends. Of
the general charm of his manner,
despair of giving any idea to those
who have not seen or known him.
This was q charm by no means de-
pendent ON his genius. He might have
been the great writer he was and yet
not have warmed the social atmos-
phere wherever he appeared with that
summer glow which seemed to attend
him. His laugh was brimful of enjoy
ment. There was a, peculiar humor-
Gus protest in it when recounting or
hearing any thing specially absurd. as
who should say: "'Pon my soul, this
is too ridiculous! This passes all
boundsr and bursting out afresh as
though the sense of the ridiculous
overwhelmed him like tide, which
carried all hearers away with it, and
which well remember. His enthusi-
asm was boundless. 1t entered into
every thing he said or did. 1t be-
longed doubtless to that amazing fertil-
ity and wealth of ideas and feeling that
distinguished his genius. Adolphus
TrOltope.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
A BRIGHT OUTLOOK.
Some Facts Demonstrated by the 2ecer
State Elections,


The elections demonstrate beyond
cavil that Grover Cleveland will be
the Democratic standard bearer for
President in the campaign of 1888.
The result in the State of New York
settles the question beyond peradven-
ture. From this time forward there
will be no talk in the Democratic party
favoring the nomination of any other
distinguished Democrat for President
There will be no discussions relating
TO probabilities nor possibilities. There
will be no intimations of dark horses.
The Empire State, Grover Cleveland's S
State, has indorsed the administration
of Grover Cleveland, and this indorse-
ment solidifies the Democratic party
throughout the country. The verdict
of New York unifies the Democracy of
Indiana. Here there is not dissent
ing voice. Every doubt has disap-
peared. There has been opposition to
MIR. Cleveland's administration in the
ranks of Indiana Democracy, it were
folly to deny. That misgivings have
existed relative to his leadership is
well known, and yet from first to last
there has existed a profound respect
for President Cleveland. His honesty
of purpose has never been questioned,
and the doubts and fears honestly en-
tertained have been for months disap-
appearing, and now they are gone
gone not to be revived.
While the result of the recent cleo
tions are of the most cheerful signiti-
canoe to the Democratic party, they
have been fruitful of the most dis
heartening consequences to the Rcpub-
lican party. The partyis now without
leader, as it is without policy. The
Republican party looked to New York
hopefully. 1t saw, or thought it saw,
in the Henry George movement, in the
fight between Fellow and Nicoll, and
in the name of Grant chance for sue
cess, for inspiration, for the renewal
of its vitality, for the Endorsement of
bloody-shirtism, of the sectional hate
and Republican triumph in 1888. Its
disappointment is overwhelming and
demoralizing. 1t relegates Blaine to
the rear and does not advance John
Sherman's fortunes to the extent of
milligram or millimeter. Blaine
will hear the news in Europe and con-
veniently postpone his return. John
Sherman's temperature will go nearer
to zero than usual, and the field will
have be reraked for a man who can
carry New Yerk against Grover Cleve-
land.
1t will not be denied that the Repub-
licans nursed pleasant hopes of success
III Virginia, but the overthrow of Ma
hone and Riddleberger redeems the
grand old State from the insufferable
stigmas which these men had heaped
upon her name, and says to the Repub-
lican party and its heresies-avaunt.
All things considered, the result of the
elections is satisfactory, and the out
look full of cheer. r.-Indianapolis Senti-
a,oI
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
IN A tight PLACE.
The Pitiable Condition of the 'sParty ol
Moral Ideas"


The PitIable Condition of the ..Party of
Moral Ideas"
The recent election in this State has
made very considerable change in
the plan of campaign which the party
of moral ideas had mapped out for
next year. Mr.. Blaine's STOCK went
down with a rush when it was found
that the man who was to swing the
Empire State for him utterly failed to
swing even one Republican official into
the capitol
After the famous combine" last
January, had lifted Frank Hiscock
from one House of Congress into an
other, and he returned to Washington
to receive the congratulations of his
brother members, he forthwith COM
menced setting up the pins for Mr..
Blaine in this State, moved by graft
tude, as he said, for what Mr.. Blaine
had done for him. He admitted sub
stantially that his own election was
due to the friends of Mr.. Blaine work
ing upon the supporters of Mr.. Morton.
with that gentleman's assent, and by
an arrangement with them had re-
stored harmony in the Republican
party that would ensure the carrying
of the Empire State for Blaine.
Mr.. Hiscock's declaration to his col
leagues in the house. last January,
that "all things will now pull together
in New York and Blaine will be
nominated" received such a cold
douche on November 8. that it may be
considered as indefinitely modified.
Mr.. Blaine can not any longer depend
upon having the Empire State swung
into line for him by Senator Hiscock.
and it will be considerable uphill
work for him to ''magnetise' the New
York delegation at the next National
convention.
1t is not at all unlikely that the grab
bag will have to be resorted to by that
body, with a number of names put
into it which would never have been
thought of had Senator Hiscock and
his master. Tom Platt. succeeded in
carrying the State. Mr.. Sherman is
looked upon now in Ohio as merely a
fossil, or specimen of extinct man.
NAL. since Foraker acquired, with his
election, that peculiar and unfortunate
appendage known to politicians as a
''swelled head" He regards himself
now as Ohio's favorite son, and will
stoutly contest the claims of any
rival.
Judge Gresham again looms up rs
candidate for the grab-bag. and, per-
haps, MIR. Allison's name may be found
in the same receptacle. Senator Cul-
lom and Ben Harrison also hope for
chances in the proposed lottery. The
hopes of the Republicans are now re-
duced to keeping other Northern
States from following the example of
New York. The State is hopelessly
lost to them, having declared against
them six consecutive times. With Mr..
Blaine in the field. there is every reason
for them to expect to lose Massachu- |
setts and several other Northern
States. Without Mr.. Blaine, how can
they hope to 'magnetize" the party
and fire the Northern heart? As the
Cleveland Plain Dealer pithily ex-
presses it: 1.-The situation is as dis |
tressing as an unlighted pipe in biz
zard.' There only remains the grab
bag full of Presidential aspirants. Let
them blindfold Halstead and tell him !
to draw the lucky or unlucky name. -
ALGany IN y ArQus.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
BEFORE THE CONTEST.
Why Darkness Is Settling On the Part
of Blaine and sherman.


of Blaine and sherman.
Mr.. Blaine is still in Europe. He is
not to blame for the ills that befell his
party in New York, and if his party
have no chance to win in the next
National campaign, he can say. doubt
less with truth, that he does not want
the nomination. However. if the DEM
ocrats name 1.-The old ticket" the Re-
publican party may become emotional
and ask Blaine to make the race again.
How would the Plumed Knight relish
the fame of having been twice de-
fcated, and with an increasing ma
jority against him? He is a hopeful
man, but the result in New York must
have startled him.
The discouragement of Blaine has
given hope to Sherman. He could at
ford to be defeated. He is rich enough
to accept the nomination and pay for
the headquarters printing out of his
own purse, being no LONGER Secretary
of the Treasury. He is candidate
who would, perhaps. satisfy Wall
street better than does Mr.. Cleveland.
Mr. Sherman might carry Ohio, Penn
sylvania and other doubtful States. 1t
is inconceivable that convention,
where spirits are high and enthusiasm
prevails, should nominate Sherman.
The nomination might fall on his chief
of-delegation, if 4 likely man, but on
Sherman himself-that seems too far
from the character of the people
They like man with warm blood in
his veins. Yet, il Sherman should
once get the nomination he might run
well. He is statesman of vast ex-
perience and Il brother of the General
who marched through Georgia.
From the West there comes the echo
of Allison's boom. Allison could car
ry Iowa, Nebraska and other doubtful
States. Mr.. Allison. without knowing
much about finance. has an enviable
reputation as monetary expert He
is in the inner circle of the Senate. be-
ing chairman of the Appropriations
and member of the Finance Commit
tee. But he can fire the popular heart
as luridly as Sherman can. and no more.
Had Logan lived, he could have car
ried Illinois, Minnesota and other
doubtful States, but the New Workers
would have fought him on the culture
line. Still, the Republican party may
well mourn the loss of man who was
honest, and inspired his followers with
a decided belief that they could and
would win. Conkling is out of the
question; if Blaine could do nothing
else he could prevent a Republican VIC
tory under Conkling. If there be an
American Boulanger. let him now rise
in the Republican party or forever hold
his peace, for never was there time,
lust before battle, when great or
ganization was so badly off for lead
ers. Politically, Blaine has failed.
Logan is no more. The names of
Sherman and Allison excite no enthu-
siasm. Conkling's clients complain
that his speeches are hardly worth his
fee. Darkness settles on the grand old
party and mugwumps thrive.-Chicago
Herald (Ind.)
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
IN PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS.

Twas when they were married by old Parson
Brown
That he gave them his blessing and very best
wishes:
And his great aunt gave him nice morning
gown,
And her great aunt gave her nice set of
dishes
So they went to housekeeping. and Happiness
came
And lived quite contentedly with them a
week:
When, 10 and behold. the erratic young dame
Began to play earnestly hide-and- -go-seek
And sometimes alas it was hard work to find
And when they had found her she wouldn't
stay found;
Mr. Gray then suggested 'twould be best to
bind her
Who ever has heard of sweet Happiness
bound?
She slipped through their fingers when they
thought they had her.
Flew out OF the window and in at the door;
And the efforts OF poor Mr.. Gray grew still
madder
AS he leaped every obstacle heaped on the
floor!
For poor Mrs. Cray had forgotten her duty
And left all the house in a terrible stew
And also her person-which for a young
beauty.
A bride, too, at that was a strange thing TO
do
To join in her husbands wild gaIloping race
Which Happiness led them; for out at the
door
Sweet Happiness few with a sorrowful face,
As IL she feared greatly that she never more
Would enter that house where confusion now
reigned.
Chat it is her own fault she never once
sees);
And after her-although their moon hadn't
waned,
Which changes to honey its greenest of
cheese
They both ran, regardless of bonnet or hat
Just If they might catch her they cared then
for naught,
There was no earthly thing on their minds then
than that
But Happiness wouldn't be caught!
Faster and faster and faster and faster she
few,
And harder and harder and harder they ran;
Hr. Gray kept up swearing, as mad people do;
Mrs. Gray talked as only mad woman can.
They climbed up steep mountains and ran
down through wales,
And then all aweary two hobbies they hired.
And still they hied after through downs dells
and dales,
Till cen Of the saddle they found themselves
tired
Still, Happiness seemed quite as far. far away,
But they never gave up Till they came to the
sea;
Then Happiness tossed them Whit of the
spray,
With these words: "Its useless for you to
chase me,'
Mrs. Gray. all worn out, sank to earth, bathed
in tears,
As Happiness vanished from out of her sight.
Though weak and exhausted, both into the
ears
or one another poured all their great spite.
Recovering, they wondered what time they'd
misspent
In this wild goose chase after sweet Eappi-
ness!
Then back again, sadder and WISER they went,
But what each ones thoughts were 'twould
be hard to guess
They righted their house and soon laughed at
the joke
or following Happiness over the earth;
And, at last when they grew to be elderly folk,
And sought out of homely things all their
true worth,
And went about doing their duty to all,
With hearts full Of love for each mistaken
one,
Who, under the honeymoon's romantic thraII
Ran the wild, foolish race they themselves
once had run;
With mercy for sinners, advice TO brother,
And charity ready for evils unmasked,
And, above all, with gentle words one to an
other;
Then Happiness came and lived with them
unasked,
-Eca Best, In DetyoI Free Press.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
TOP-DRESSiNG MEADOWS.
Winter a Good Time for Applying Goo
and Well Rotted Manure.

Winter GOOO Time IOr Applying CO00
and well-Rotted Manure.
If from any reason it is especially
desirable to keep land seeded to grass
for hay, the surest way of keeping up
the fertility is by top dressing. Apply
whatever fertilizer is needed on the
surface. When the farm lays in such
a way that good system of rotation
can be carried on, plowing up the
meadows and applying the necessary
manure will be found to be the best
plan. But there are circumstances that
render it not always advisable to follow
this plan, and when "A good even stand
of grass is secured. it will be best to let
it remain as long as profitable crops
can be secured, and in order to do this
it will be necessary to keep up the fer.
tility by top dressing. Good, we'll
rotted and fined manure should be used
whenever it can be had and is, perhaps.
the best fertilizer that we can employ.
And during the fall and winter when
the ground is solid so that the wheels
of the wagon will not cut down into the
sward. is a good time for hauling out
and applying.
1t is very essential that the manure
applied be fined. II applied in Jumps
the grass must fail to derive the full
benefit of the application, and such
treatment is inclined to make the grass
spotted and often the large. coarse
Jumps will kill the grass underneath.
If properly managed 50 that it is thor
oughly rotted. the necessary handling
will sufficiently fine it if care is taken
in applying to scatter evenly over the
surface.
If the soil is in fit condition a good
narrowing can often be given with
profit If this can not be done when
the application is given, reasonably
early in the spring. after the ground
settles, is a good time to harrow. This
tends to loosen the surface. and at the
same time fine the manure and work
it around the roots. Superphosphate
can nearly always be applied to grass
land with profit. Good wood ashes. if
scattered evenly, will be found valuable
when they can be had conveniently.
But the average farmer will usually
find well rotted stable manure to be the
most economical. and by keeping up
the fertility by top dressing with it. the
land may be made TO yield profitable
crops of grass long time without
change.-C0r. Farm, Field and Stock
man.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08

Tho seats at the circus get lar-
rover every year." remarked a young
lady in horse-car the other evening.
"When L was told where to sit down
there was no sign of seat anywhere.
only the laps of two gentlemen F"
Didn't You sit DOWN." ssWhy, of
course" And there was lapse in the
conversation. -Bgfalo Courier.
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08

The campaign of 1888 opens
with the Democrats in possession of
the State votes necessary to elect the
President, and with the Republicans
committed to policy by which they
can have no reasonable hope of chang
ing a single State.-Sk Louis Repn6ti.
cdzl
The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-12-08
Colonel Fred Grant is said

-COlonel Fred Grant Is sald 10
bear his defeat with manly equanimity
and good humor. If he could fully
realize the amount of public good it
has done. he might even regard it
with satisfaction. 1t has crushed the
son-of-a-great-man idea in politics,
and saved the country from the young
Blaines. Hayeses and Garhelds.--Chs-
cdgo Times.